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Recent Examples of outcrop
Five friends traveled from Florida to be on a rock outcropping to witness the celestial event.
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
The environmental data is being collected at San Martin West over an outcropping copper-silver mineralization trend that has been mapped for over 2.3 km of strike including 5.8m at 3.1% copper and 65 g/t silver from surface (previously reported).
—Kansas City Star, 4 June 2024
More than 200 Rangers fought vertically – up the sheer cliff face of Pointe du Hoc, a craggy outcropping overlooking the two American landing beaches – in an effort to capture what was thought to be a key location of German artillery.
—James Sandy, The Conversation, 21 May 2024
The reefs that outcropped in Johannesburg extend deep underground, making up part of the Witwatersrand basin, a geological formation that stretches in an arc two hundred and fifty miles long.
—Kimon De Greef, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
The environmental data is being collected at San Martin West over an outcropping copper-silver mineralization trend that has been mapped for over 2.3 km of strike including 5.8m at 3.1% copper and 65 g/t silver from surface (previously reported).
—Kansas City Star, 4 June 2024
More than 200 Rangers fought vertically – up the sheer cliff face of Pointe du Hoc, a craggy outcropping overlooking the two American landing beaches – in an effort to capture what was thought to be a key location of German artillery.
—James Sandy, The Conversation, 21 May 2024
The reefs that outcropped in Johannesburg extend deep underground, making up part of the Witwatersrand basin, a geological formation that stretches in an arc two hundred and fifty miles long.
—Kimon De Greef, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcrop
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The sentencing memo in Azari's case noted a private email among climate activists that surfaced in the media in 2016.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
24 Jan. 2025
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An image allegedly showing the North Korean system surfaced, though its location, whether in Ukraine or Russia, remains unclear.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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The conflagration that became known as the Bel Air Fire broke out on the morning of November 6, 1961, in a patch of brush north of Mulholland Drive.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
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Jaleh Lawlor When the fires in Los Angeles broke out just over one week ago, fire captain Shane Lawlor was quickly dispatched to the Palisades.—
Janet W. Lee,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
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Finding the perfect rose to become Martha’s namesake was difficult according to Hahn, who visited various fields and looked at dozens of contenders.—
Jessica Jordan,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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About 5% of males have complete ED at age 40, and this percentage rises to 30-40% in males 80 or older.2 Given this prevalence and the effect ED can have on quality of life, proper diagnosis is critical.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
23 Jan. 2025
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The California Highway Patrol issued an endangered missing person advisory for JoJo, in effect for Sacramento, Placer and El Dorado counties.—
Michael McGough,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Jan. 2025
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Trump issued an executive order terminating the program in his first day in office.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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This collaboration has the potential to redefine how Corporate VC (CVC) fuels innovation – not just in biotech, but across emerging industries.—
Dileep Rao,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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The production also showcases emerging talents, including young Lucas Heymanns, who delivers a standout performance as Gordo, a drug trafficker and one of the series’ breakout revelations.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Outcrop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcrop. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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